The Spray Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 58-2219018 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$3.3M
Organizations funded32
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$64.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $125,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
65% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melmark Charitable Foundation | Berwyn, PA | Scholarship program | $685,000 |
| Laurel House | Stamford, CT | Resources to recover program | $310,000 |
| Atlanta Speech School | Atlanta, GA | Support programs & policies focusing on literacy & language development | $230,000 |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | Support programs and policies that help save farmland, farmers & the environment | $200,000 |
| Earthjustice | New York, NY | Environmental law programs | $150,000 |
| Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana | New York, NY | Flamenco dance company | $150,000 |
| Transylvania University | Lexington, KY | Scholarship program | $150,000 |
| Wood River Land Trust | Hailey, ID | To support the land trust in preserving and protecting the big wood river, its tributaries, and the treasured landscapes of central idaho | $150,000 |
| Spoons Across America | New York, NY | Educating children, teachers, and families about the benefits of healthy eating | $125,000 |
| West Side Campaign Against Hunger | New York, NY | Alleviate hunger by ensuring that all new yorkers have access with dignity to a choice of healthy food | $100,000 |
| Spur Community Foundation | Ketchum, ID | Support arts, activities, facilities, and programs offered to the community | $100,000 |
| Path to College Fellowship | West Palm Beach, FL | Provide guidance, career exposure, and encouragement to students with high academic aspirations from | $75,000 |
| Aclu | New York, NY | Provide clinical scholarships to patients who would otherwise not have access to | $50,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | Defend democracy, reform justice & protect the constitution | $50,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | Tucson, AZ | Work protecting endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media & grassroots activism. | $50,000 |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | Help build local alternatives that center traditional ecological and cultural knowledge and create a pathway for a regenerative future. | $50,000 |
| Eblen Charities | Asheville, NC | Community based charity focusing on damilies & individuals in time of crisis | $50,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiatives | Montgomery, AL | Provide legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, poor prisoners without effective representation,… | $50,000 |
| Highlander Research & Education Center | New Market, TN | Helps to give power back to individuals and communities, promoting justice and equity for all | $50,000 |
| Kentucky Resources Council | Frankfort, KY | Mission is to protect the commonwealth's natural resources and ensure environmental justice for kentucky's most vulnerable people and… | $50,000 |
| Mountain Association | Berea, KY | The mission is to invest in people and places in eastern kentucky. | $50,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | The mission is to safeguard the earth, its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. | $50,000 |
| North Star Fund | New York, NY | Supports grassroots organizing led by communities of color building power by organizing people across race & class | $50,000 |
| Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc | Petersburgh, NY | Strive to regenerate biodiversity and soil, protect the climate, and honor natural cycles of growth and rest | $50,000 |
| The Formation Project | N Charleston, SC | Provide life-changing services to survivors of human trafficking & exploitation | $50,000 |
| Thousand Currents | San Francisco, CA | To support grassroots social movements in the global south working on issues like climate justice, food sovereignty, and economic justice | $50,000 |
| Uk Kentucky Children's Hospital | Lexington, KY | Support the kentucky children's hospital activities & art in the new patient health unit. | $50,000 |
| Save the Chimps | Fort Pierce, FL | Provide quality care to our beloved chimpanzee residents, including fresh and nutritious meals, exceptional veterinary care, innovative… | $35,000 |
| Giffords Law Center | Washington, DC | Promotes gun safety legislation | $25,000 |
| The Frick Collection | New York, NY | Support programs & activities in museum perserving the collection of henry clay frick | $25,000 |
| The Community Library | Hailey, ID | Support the library & programs to provide free resources & services | $25,000 |
| The Windward School | White Plains, NY | Support programs that provide a specialized, research-based education for children in grades 1-8 with dyslexia and language-based learning… | $25,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,310,000 | 32 |
| 2024 | $33,212,269 | 29 |
| 2023 | $1,915,000 | 17 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 7, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611279349100426
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 58-2219018
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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